Nevada § 78.352 - Voting rights: Persons holding stock in fiduciary capacity; persons whose stock is pledged; joint owners of stock

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 78.352 — Voting rights: Persons holding stock in fiduciary capacity; persons whose stock is pledged; joint owners of stock, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 78.352. Voting rights: Persons holding stock in fiduciary capacity; persons whose stock is pledged; joint owners of stock

1. A person holding stock in a fiduciary capacity is entitled to vote the shares so

held. 2. A person whose stock is pledged is entitled to vote, unless in the pledge the pledgor

has expressly empowered the pledgee to vote the stock, in which case only the pledgee

or the proxy of the pledgee may vote the stock. 3. If shares or other securities having voting power stand of record in the names

of two or more persons, whether fiduciaries, joint tenants, tenants in common or otherwise,

or if two or more persons have the same fiduciary relationship respecting the shares

or securities, unless the secretary of the corporation is given written notice to

the contrary and is furnished with a copy of the instrument or order appointing them

or creating the relationship, their acts with respect to voting have the following

effect: (a) If only one votes, that person's act binds all; (b) If more than one votes, the act chosen by a majority of votes binds all; or (c) If more than one votes, but the vote is evenly split on any particular matter,

each faction may vote the shares or securities in question proportionally.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 78.352 cover?

Section 78.352 ("Voting rights: Persons holding stock in fiduciary capacity; persons whose stock is pledged; joint owners of stock") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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